Don’t know if you knew this, but our belt testing was supposed to be last week. Global pandemics seem to put a damper on our normal activities. We also know you have all been going through your own personal challenges. The last thing we want is to add more pressure on you or your family. We have created a short survey for members to track student test readiness. In our attempt to keep some sort of normalcy, we will hold our test and black belt recertification MAY 15th & 22nd through ZOOM. We plan to hold individual sessions with each household to give our students the most attention to their training. It is absolutely understandable if you and/or your child don’t feel ready to test.
Growth
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How many of you out there like to grow things?
When I say things, I mean yourself, others, plants, etc. You know… things.
What a great feeling to pick a vegetable from your garden or discover positive growth in your life. What can we do this week to kick start growth in our life? Below are a few tips to help us get on track with a growth mindset. Identify and write down what you want to improve in your life. Develop a realistic growth plan. Read your growth goals and plan daily. Take consistent steps daily toward your goals. Listen and/or read motivational material daily. Exercise daily to give you the extra boost. Recognize it will be uncomfortable to grow, but the rewards are priceless. Visualize where you want to be. Get started today on growing your potential. |
Healthy Parenting Tips
Wow! Parenting by itself can be rather challenging. Trying to juggle a pandemic, work, home schooling and random tornadoes can be rather insane. No worries. We’ve got you covered.
Here’s some great tips from the WHO and no not the band. We are talking about the World Health Organization:) Follow this link for several helpful parenting tips on one-on-one time, dealing with stress, talking about COVID 19 and lots more.
Parents, you are not alone. There is help. Go get it:)
Joy
What brings you Joy? It’s a simple question and often times can be found by doing the most simple things in life.
Here is a quick list of ideas to help kick start your week with more joy.
? Make time for yourself.
? Take one action toward a goal or dream.
? Watch something that makes you laugh.
? Do something kind for someone else.
? Be silly and have fun.
? Smile…it’s great for you.
? Go for a walk.
? Take some deep breaths.
Discover what brings you joy and do it often. EnJOY:)
Take Karate From Home!
?♀️ Are YOUR kids driving you crazy yet? ✅
?♂️ Have YOU always wanted to learn Karate? ✅
?♀️ Have you felt too embarrassed to start? ✅
?♂️ What about not having enough time to learn? ✅
There has never been a better time to get started than now. You and your family can learn from the convenience of your own home. We have two options for learning.
*Facebook Live – nobody can see you, but you are still learning. A great way to get started if you are a little embarrassed.
*Zoom – we can see and help you. Class sizes are small so you will get lots of positive attention. BTW – nobody is watching anyone else. They are busy trying to learn like you.
Don’t wait another day. Give us a call (850-478-0680) or email (masterdufour@ptsda.com) us on how you and your family can get enrolled today. ?
Health Care Tips
We all have been feeling a bit stressed due to what’s happening in our world. Below are a few helpful health tips from the experts at the Mayo Clinic.
Physical health:
- Fuel your body by eating a healthy, well-balanced diet and drinking plenty of water.
- Aim to get seven to eight hours of sleep each night.
- Exercise every day.
- Take deep breaths and stretch often.
- Avoid risky or destructive behaviors, such as abusing alcohol or drugs, excessive gambling or ignoring public health recommendations.
- Spend time outside, such as going for a walk in the park, but follow social distancing guidelines.
Mental health:
- Set and maintain a routine at home.
- Focus on things you can control.
- Use technology to maintain social connections with your loved ones. Consider a regular check-in schedule to give you something to look forward to.
- Focus your thoughts on the present and things to be grateful for today.
- Listen to music or read books.
- Consume reliable news sources that report facts, and avoid media that sensationalizes emotions. Limit your exposure or take a break from news and social media if you find that it makes you anxious.
- Lean on your personal beliefs and faith for support.
- Look for ways to help your community, such as blood donations, checking on older people in your neighborhood, or donating supplies or money to local organizations.
- Acknowledge and appreciate what others are doing to help you and your community.
Gratitude
When starting your day, try starting with an attitude of Gratitude. Focusing on the people and things we’re thankful for really helps us to stay positive and hopeful.
I am thankful for my… family, health, day, life, etc It’s easy to focus on what we are not thankful for. Right? As the old saying goes, where our focus goes our energy flows.
So where do you want you energy to go? Take control of your attitude with Gratitude. It’s a great place to start and finish your day. Make a list of all the things that you are grateful and read it throughout your day. Especially when the stinking thinking starts to creep in our minds.
By the way, if you haven’t heard it today. I am thankful for you.
One Step at a Time
I can venture to say that we are all familiar with the famous Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu’s quote,”The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”OK great you may say. I don’t need fortune cookie riddles thrown at me during this pandemic. Got it. But, hear me out though.
Do most mornings feel like you are headed out on another thousand mile journey? Lots of unknown territory and wow we shouldn’t have packed so much baggage (i.e. anger, fear, anxiety). This journey through this pandemic is and has been scary. Trying to stay strong, keep our families spirits up, doing the work and not falling victim to the circumstances is exhausting.
Try starting each day with a single step, then another, then another. Pack only the essentials (i.e. love, hope, strength) each morning and set out on your journey. When it feels like you can’t go any further, just remember to focus on one step at a time. Look around and see that we are in this journey together. You can do it!
Kindness
The other day, I was on a supply run for some essential items. Honestly, I felt like I was in an episode of the Walking Dead. While keeping my appropriate distance, a gentlemen in front of me had checked out but then had forgotten to get something.
I could clearly see that he was frazzled. It would have been easy for me to tell him off and let him know that he just needed to go to the back of the line. Fortunately, I chose kindness over being right.
The gentleman, apologized several times. I told him that it was perfectly fine. It was really okay. Hopefully, the kindness displayed will continue to be passed on and on.
Let’s face it. Our patience is thin and kindness can be the last thing on our mind. I must confess that when I chose kindness, I felt wonderful and very empowered. Give kindness a try. It’s free.
New Virtual Schedule
Our new virtual schedule starts today!
Tune in at your scheduled class time, and be ready for an actual class. Higher ranks – feel free to join in with any of our junior classes to get some extra review. Can you ever get enough review?
Remember to clear as much space as possible for your class. If you are unable to make the live class time, you will still be able to access it at your convenience.
We are also excited about the new tutorial videos that we’ve been producing with special thanks to Pastor Wallnofer. These are the videos that we’ve been putting out at noon on weekdays. Little by little, we will be replacing our old videos in our student section with these new and improved ones.